# Dario Argento's best films

From 1970s giallo to the Three Mothers horror films: Dario Argento's films according to CiakClub, Il Sorpasso and Paste, with Deep Red and Suspiria fighting for first place.

- 144 votes · 13 items
- Apr 1, 2025 · F. Martini
- https://even.best/en/l/3226/dario-argento-s-best-films

## Top 13

1. **Deep Red (1975)** (14 · ▲16 ▼2) — David Hemmings, Goblin's score and Carlo Rambaldi's effects.
2. **Tenebrae (1982)** (13 · ▲13 ▼0) — An American writer and a killer copying his novels.
3. **Inferno (1980)** (11 · ▲11 ▼0) — The second Three Mothers film, between New York and Rome.
4. **Suspiria (1977)** (10 · ▲11 ▼1) — Jessica Harper at a Freiburg dance academy; the first of the Three Mothers.
5. **The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — The debut that set the template for giallo, with Tony Musante.
6. **The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — Karl Malden as a blind investigator.
7. **Opera (1987)** (8 · ▲10 ▼2) — Cristina Marsillach forced to watch with needles under her eyes.
8. **Phenomena (1985)** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — A young Jennifer Connelly who can talk to insects.
9. **The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)** (5 · ▲8 ▼3) — Asia Argento as a policewoman overwhelmed by the Uffizi paintings.
10. **Sleepless (2001)** (5 · ▲8 ▼3) — A return to giallo, with Max von Sydow.
11. **The Five Days (1973)** (5 · ▲8 ▼3) — Adriano Celentano in 1848 Milan.
12. **Trauma (1993)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Asia Argento in a thriller shot in the United States.
13. **Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)** (4 · ▲7 ▼3) — Drummer Michael Brandon hounded by a blackmailer.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.